The best free online quiz maker is Google Forms for quick graded tests, Microsoft Forms inside Microsoft 365, and Qwenvo when you want custom scoring, result pages or a quiz that also takes payments or uploads. Disclosure: we make Qwenvo, so it is listed first. Match the tool to what you do with the score.
Three kinds of quiz, three different needs
- Graded test: right and wrong answers, a total, maybe feedback per question.
- Scored assessment: points per answer that add to a total, then a result band such as beginner, intermediate, advanced.
- Personality or lead-gen quiz: answers map to a type, and the result page sells something.
We ranked on how well each handles those three, then on free-plan limits and how easy it is to see results.
At a glance
- Qwenvo: scoring and calculated fields; result pages by conditional logic; $0.
- Google Forms: a quiz mode with grading; free with a Google account.
- Microsoft Forms: quizzes; free with a Microsoft account.
- Tally: calculations on the free plan, so you can build a score by hand.
- Jotform: large template library; free Starter plan has limits. Check their pricing page.
1. Qwenvo
Best for: assessments and quizzes with result pages. You set up scoring, use calculated fields to total points, and then use conditional logic to jump to a different page for each score band. Because every feature is on, the same quiz can collect an email, take a payment for a certificate, or accept a file upload.
Start from the quiz knowledge check, online trivia quiz or personality quiz template. The step by step is in the quiz maker guide. Watch out for: if two teachers edit one quiz at the same time, the last save wins, so agree on who edits when.
2. Google Forms
Best for: teachers who want auto-grading with the least setup. Watch out for: limited design, no built-in payments and respondents sign in with Google to upload files.
3. Microsoft Forms
Best for: classrooms and training teams already using Microsoft 365. Watch out for: it is best inside Microsoft tools; check Microsoft's documentation for the quiz settings you need.
4. Tally
Best for: builders who like the document editor and are happy to wire the score with calculations. Watch out for: custom design and the badge removal need Pro at $29 a month.
5. Jotform
Best for: the biggest selection of ready-made templates. Watch out for: the free plan limits forms and submissions and carries branding. See Jotform's pricing before you plan a large class.
How to pick
- Just need marks out of 20 for a class? Google Forms or Microsoft Forms.
- Need result pages, custom scoring or a certificate flow? Qwenvo.
- Building a lead-gen quiz with your own domain? Qwenvo or Tally Pro.
- Hundreds of ready-made quiz layouts? Browse Jotform's library.
Where the others are better
For plain auto-grading, Google Forms is faster than anything with a blank slate. Qwenvo needs a few minutes of scoring setup that Google's quiz mode skips.
Writing questions that score cleanly
- Give every question one clear correct answer, or one clear point value per option.
- Keep the total simple. Questions worth 1 point each are easier to check than mixed weights.
- Decide the result bands before you write the questions, such as 0 to 4, 5 to 7 and 8 to 10.
- Run the quiz yourself with all-correct, all-wrong and a mixed set of answers, and confirm each lands on the page you expect.
- For high-stakes tests, remember that a link can be shared. Close the form on a date or after a set number of responses.
Questions people ask
What is the best free online quiz maker?
For quick graded tests, Google Forms. For custom scores and result pages, Qwenvo.
Can I show different results by score?
Yes on Qwenvo: total the points with a calculated field, then jump to a result page with conditional logic. See conditional logic.
Can students take it without an account?
On Qwenvo respondents need no account. Check each other tool's rules.
Will this stay free? If paid plans are ever introduced, everything you already use stays available and you will be told well in advance. Today there is no plan to pick and no card on file.
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